Ten Dollars per Month Well-Spent

I have a monthly subscription with Birchbox. It’s a brilliant company. For ten dollars per month, they send me a box full of beauty samples that are customized for me. For me, it’s like a special present each month. I originally saw a picture of a Birchbox on Instagram from one of the food bloggers I follow. I was intrigued and I am so glad that the post peaked my interest. I immediately went to birchbox.com and tried to sign up then. Once you “request an invite” from Birchbox, it will take about one month before they will “invite” you to purchase a subscription. Trust me, it is worth the wait. I simply filled out a profile of the types of beauty items that interested me, my hair color, eye color, fair skin, and such. Each box is customized for me. I have yet to open one that didn’t thrill me. Last month my favorite item in the box was a great mascara which I am still using. This months box came in last night and I haven’t had a chance to try the products, but tonight I will dive right in to my new products. This is what was included this month…

Of course they want to entice me into buying these products on their website. I have no problem with the brilliance of their business. If I like a product that they have put in the box for me, I can buy it from them at a discount or anywhere else for that matter. I have no obligation to buy anything from them. My only obligation is my monthly ten-dollar subscription agreement. I can opt out at any time. If I do choose to purchase on their website, I build up points with them. For every one dollar I spend with Birchbox, I collect one point. One hundred points gives me an additional ten dollars off anything in the Birchbox shop. So again, it’s my choice to purchase from the shop, but if I like something I am going to purchase at a discounted rate and build up points while doing so.

So this months box had a new cologne sample from France-Atelier cologne. I did not open it last night to smell it since it was late. I like to savor these samples. I also had Stainiac lip stain that will be perfect for the holiday season! Also in the box was a large sample of pore minimizing serum. It looks like there are about 6 of them in the bottle. Nice! Also in the box there was some kind of new hair contraption that I may or may not use, but I know my mom will love it if I don’t. Sometimes they have a “birchbox find” added to the sample box as I did this month. This month they added a new ChapStick Hydration lock. It is clinically proven to moisturize lips from 9-5 and doubles as a lip primer. It is full of antioxidants, too. For anyone that really knows me, they know I am always putting on some type of lip gloss. My lips are perpetually dry due to my involuntary habit of licking my lips. It’s insane, really. I can’t stop. Maybe it’s because in my head I am always creating recipes or thinking about something I would like to eat. Haha. Once again, I have digressed. I hope you have enjoyed my review of the Birchbox. It makes me happy. It’s ten dollars per month well-spent.